Job summary
- Main area
- Receptionist/Administrator
- Grade
- 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-CH7475306
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Murray House
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Receptionist/Administrator
3
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Murray House is looking for a full time receptionist/administrator who can prioritise work load and has plenty of initiative. Murray House is a new outpatients Health Hub based in North Oxford at Jordan Hill Business Park. There are a range of clinical services based in the building, including specialist dentistry, podiatry and 0-19 Children’s Services. The receptionist/administrator will be supporting these services and operations related to the building.
This is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
To provide professional, effective and efficient reception and administrative support to all staff working within the department using agreed processes and procedures to ensure the service standards are achieved. To be the first point of contact for patients and referring partners within Murray House Directorate Hub, managing appointments and queries, assisting where necessary and ensuring the priorities of the team are delivered effectively.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To present a welcoming and inviting first point of contact for the service, whether this is by providing a prompt response to queries, managing a phone call or managing the referral within the guidelines of the team.
- Provide a high standard of general office duties to include responding to emails and phone enquiries, answering the telephone, taking and recording messages accurately responding to queries appropriately, filing, photocopying, scanning, following Trust procedures and protocols.
- Managing the booking instructions given from the clinician following the appointment, ensuring it is booked in line with priorities outlined by the service.
- Manage the incoming mail (electronic and post), date stamp and manage in line with service guidelines.
- To fully understand all areas of the services, raising any questions to the Lead Administrator. Attending ongoing training to ensure a quality service is provided.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education to include 5 GCSE (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of using Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Basic Excel and Outlook
- Experience of communicating effectively at all levels with a variety of contacts
- Suitable administrative experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using multi-functional devices e.g. scanning, faxing etc.
People Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good interpersonal skills Self- motivated
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sheree Martin
- Job title
- Head of Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07901319246
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